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Amid shifting labour market, job seekers want salary details upfront

Amid shifting labour market, job seekers want salary details upfront

Last year, Tivona Ko applied for over 100 jobs and ended up taking phone interviews with around 25 companies. Very few of these employers had included salary ranges in their job postings.
White House to extend student loan pause through August

White House to extend student loan pause through August

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug.
Toronto police's financial crimes unit to investigate former union head Jerry Dias

Toronto police's financial crimes unit to investigate former union head Jerry Dias

Toronto police says it is investigating the former president of Canada's largest private sector union after the union handed over money he allegedly accepted from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid test kits he promoted to members.
Canadian miner Kinross Gold selling Russian assets for US$680M as it exits country

Canadian miner Kinross Gold selling Russian assets for US$680M as it exits country

TORONTO — Canadian miner Kinross Gold Corp. is selling all of its assets in Russia as a growing number of companies withdraw from the country following the invasion of Ukraine.
European Union proposes Russian coal ban in new sanctions

European Union proposes Russian coal ban in new sanctions

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch proposed Tuesday a ban on coal imports from Russia in what would be the first EU sanctions targeting the country's lucrative energy industry over its war in Ukraine .
A list of Canadian companies cutting ties with Russia over invasion of Ukraine

A list of Canadian companies cutting ties with Russia over invasion of Ukraine

A number of Canadian companies have suspended or moved to withdrawal from Russia following its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Here is a partial list of those firms: Alberta Investment Management Corp .
Elon Musk to join Twitter's board

Elon Musk to join Twitter's board

NEW YORK — Elon Musk is joining Twitter's board of directors a day after disclosing that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform. Twitter Inc.
TransAlta signs deal with Meta on new 200 megawatt Oklahoma wind project

TransAlta signs deal with Meta on new 200 megawatt Oklahoma wind project

CALGARY — Canadian energy company TransAlta Corp. says it has signed a deal with Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to sell the technology giant power generated at a planned U.S. wind project.
March home prices slid from February, but still up from last year: TRREB

March home prices slid from February, but still up from last year: TRREB

TORONTO — Prospective homebuyers in the Toronto region saw a slight dip in home prices last month, but properties were still selling for an average $200,000 more than they were last March.
'Nation-building' investments in electricity grid needed to reach net-zero: Experts

'Nation-building' investments in electricity grid needed to reach net-zero: Experts

CALGARY — A price tag in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, and a project scope akin to that of the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1800s.